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Husted

Ghost town · El Paso County, Colorado

Palmer Lake quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1954, 1:24,000)
Palmer Lake quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1954, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Husted is a ghost town in El Paso County, Colorado. It is one of 5 former communities in El Paso County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 16th among the 48 Colorado counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Husted as a historical populated place: the name is no longer in official use for a community, whether the settlement was abandoned, absorbed into a neighbouring town or renamed. The recorded location is 39.0098° N, 104.8818° W.

Key facts

Elevation7,077 ft
Nearest living townAir Force Academy, CO
Distance to it1.4 miles
Coordinates39.00981, -104.88181

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What's there now

Husted is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Air Force Academy, CO (population 6,701), about 1.4 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 7,077 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

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Questions

Where is Husted?

Husted is in El Paso County, Colorado, at 39.0098, -104.8818.

How many ghost towns are in El Paso County?

El Paso County, Colorado has 5 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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